Here are the new and original daisy ads. NB: The latter ad’s poster suggests that Johnson’s ad was a “negative” ad attacking Barry Goldwater, which I don’t think is a fair characterization. Unlike today’s negative ads, this one doesn’t directly attack Goldwater (indeed, it doesn’t even mention his name). This is clearly a policy-focused ad, and just because it points out the very real dangers of nuclear war in a way that elicits an emotional response doesn’t make it a “negative” ad.

Here’s Keith’s 11/29/10 update. Ironic that Senator Kyl opines about the “practical” lack of time to pass New START and other priorities, given that it’s his party’s constant and automatic opposition that makes everything in the Senate take so much time.

And here’s the last word on the subject. No, not you Lawrence (sorry), but the Rachel Maddow Show’s 11/22/10 “GOPocolypse Now” report: you win because of the Rebel Without a Cause reference. Chris Hayes, subbing for Rachel, also discusses GOP threats to vote against increasing the debt ceiling, which would mean US default and not too long thereafter, a US and global financial disaster that would make the Bush Recession look like the good old days.

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